Returning hoop.



F. COBARUBIA.

RETURNING HOOP.

APPLICATIDN man NOV. l4, um.

Patented June 25, 1918.

I'VVENTOR FRANK COBARUBIA, OF SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA.

RETURNING HOOP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 25, 1918.

Application filed November 14, 1917. Serial 110402.058.

To all whom it may cont-M n:

Be it. known that I, FRANK Cornxnulna. a citizen of the United States. residing at Sacrammito. in the county of Sneraniento and Statoof (alil'ornhn have invented a certain new and useful toy-a Returning Hoop; and I do declare the following to be a elear, full. and exact deseription of the same, reference being had to the .-n:eo1npan yino, drawings and to the characters marked thereon.

My invention relates to an ilnprorenamt in a toy, designed for the inslruetion. I'll tertailnuent and amusement ol (flllltll'QlLlliU (Jl1 i '('l ol' th ilnentiou being: to produee a hoop, operated in ((Jll illl!('llnl| with a groom-d handle and elastic eord. \\'lll('l] will return to the operator when thrown upon the ground rtllllk distance away, and wln-n ll etl with the tanehion and tan in the ren-- ter ol the hoop. will return in like manner a hen thrown into the air.

l'urtlu-r obieet ol' the invention is to plntltlt't a imple and inexpensive to) and yet one whh'h will he ext-et-dinglly ellecthe for the ]Hl|'l)() t l'ol' whivh it is designed.

'l h se ol le ts l art-omplish li int-ails of sueh strut-lure and relatiuarrang'enn-nt ol th parts as will fully appear In a perusal of the following -|irriliralions and rlailns.

()n the drawings, similar ehararters ol refer nt-e indit-ato (:orrespoinlin; paltsin the smeral views.

Figured is a full view of the toy. with elastic (.(lltl wound around the hoop in pl sition to be operated.

Fig. 2 is a view of the grooved handle with the lastic cord attached.

Fig. 3 is a view of the hoop without the stanchion and tan.

Fig. 4 shows the stanehion detarhed t'i Jm thzhoop. t i

Fig. 3 is a seetional view ol the hoop, rhowing' the concave groove and the ovateoblong hole through the hoop for receiving the elas'ie ('ol'd.

Fig. I shows the small fan painted in variegated t-olors to be fastened to the stunt-him; in the renter of the hoop.

l h-l'erri'np now more particularly to the,

ehara ters of. refer nt-e on the drawingsdhe umeral l designates the hoop. to be made at wood or suitable metal. numeral 2 the gro m-d handle. and numeral 1; the elastir m "ll hirh is fastened to the end of the andhby pas ing through holes.

The numeral 4 shows the stanchion, to which is fastened the fan 5 5, the said stanchion to be placed in the center of the deseribed area of the hoop and fastened on the inside of the rim.

Topperato the toy, the knot on the end of the cord 3 3 is inserted in the ovate oblong hole 6 G, and wound around the hoo 1 1 1. following the com-ave groove 9. The hoop is then placed in the groove 7 in the handle '8 8. and held by the hand, the operator giving the toy a toss. at; the 'sanle time releasing the hoop. hut retaining the grip on the handle. and as the hoop leaves the grooved handle the. unwinding of the elastic eord will force the hoop to rei'olve in tl I reverse direetion. and in a perpeullirulal' position. tiltlfilllg it to take traction on the ground and return with increasing speed to Ilnnoperator.

To operate the toy in the air. the fan 5 is attaehed to the httlllt'lllfill 4. whirh is then plat-ed in the renter ot' the hoop. with the. tan in a plane at right angle to the plane of the shles'of'the hoop. a shown in Fig. l. Uperatilng as before the hoop is tow-d into the air in *'|l(ll manner that it. will \e'w in a [lll'pt'lltlltfltllll popitiolnthe (ohm vl tan in lhe eenleT ot the hoop. rt- \UlYHlQ at right angle thereto. giving an added attrat-tion, and slril\'in, the ground will take trartion and return to the ope ator. i

I am aware that prior to my invention hoop grooved handles and elastir eorrls lune been made: I therefore do not claim si'rh broadly. but what I rlaiin s being in w, is.

'1. lhe l'onihination. in a toy. of a hoop ha\in a emu-ave groove around the out side of the rim. and an mate-oblong hole in the lllH. substantially as described.

1.. [n a tor. the eonibination of a hoop with a handle. the said handle having a groove in one side and an elaslie eord l'as tuned to one end. by paissinglhrough a hole in the handle. and having its other end detaehablv eonneeted to said' hoop substam lially as described.

3. 'l'he eombination. in a to of a hoop having "a eoneave groove around the out sideoF-the riln. said hoop being provided with a Hltlllt'llllilt. lo" whieh is atlaehed a variegated l'an. adapted to he detaehably l'astenet't to the insi lr of lhe rilu in sueh manner that the Fan will he in'lho center of the described area of the hoop, and at right angle to the lanes of its sides, all to be operated in conJunctiOn wit a grooved handle and elastic cord, subs antially as specified.

4. In a toy, the combination of a hoop having an ovate-oblong hole, with a grooved handle and elastic cord, disposed to be operated in conjunction with each other, a

10 knot on the end of the elastic cord adapted to be inserted in the ovate-oblong hole,seid cord being wound around the hoop, following the concave groove, the said hoop being then placed in the groove in the handle to be tossed away, the unwinding cord giving the hoop a reverse movement causing it to return to the operator, all substantially as set forth.

FRANK COBABUBIA. 

